Foundation Certificate in Conversational Ministry
DBC Access Programme
with Helen Thorne-Allenson
The Access Programme enables students who have not attended seminars for Dynamics of Biblical Change to make up the interactive contact hours that are needed for the Foundation Certificate in Conversational Ministry.
Date and duration of next course: Autumn 2026
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What to expect
WHO IS THE ACCESS PROGRAMME FOR?
The Access Programme enables students who have not attended seminars for Dynamics of Biblical Change to make up the interactive contact hours that are needed for the Foundation Certificate in Conversational Ministry. Those registering for the Access Programme will typically be those who have taken Dynamics of Biblical Change 6 Months (which lacks the compulsory seminars of the course offered over 10 weeks), DBC sabbatical students and students transferring to the Certificate Programme from CCEF’s School of Biblical Counseling.
COURSE PARTICIPATION
To complete the Access Programme, students are required to participate in:
(a) One online Access Seminar: a 2-hour interactive seminar applying the material from the DBC course.
Seminar dates:
- Thursday 9th July 7-9pm; or
- Tuesday 15th September 12-2pm; or
- Wednesday 14th October 7-9pm.
(Other dates later in the autumn may be scheduled, if there is demand for them).
AND
(b) One Supporting Activity: participation in another group-based activity, involving BCUK material, that requires a minimum of 3 interactive sessions. This supporting activity must have been engaged with no longer than 18 months prior to your Access Seminar or be completed no longer than 9 months after your Access Seminar. Please note that solo studies are not suitable as a supporting activity – the supporting activity must include peer interaction to be eligible. Suitable supporting activities include:
- Participation in 6 Tutor Cafes whilst studying Dynamics of Biblical Change over 6 months
- Participation in a BCUK book group(s) – a minimum of 3 sessions https://bcuk.org/book-groups/
- Participation in a Real Change course in their local church or other grouping
- Participation in a group studying the Crosslands Pastoral Care course in their local church or other grouping
- Participation in a BCUK national conference or local event that involves a minimum of 3 sessions
- A combination of the above activities (eg a 1-session book group, and 2 x 1-session BCUK events in your church or region).
Key facts
Access Programme Summary
To complete the Access Programme, students are required to participate in:
(a) One online Access Seminar: a 2-hour interactive seminar applying the material from the DBC course.
AND
(b) One Supporting Activity: participation in another group-based activity, involving BCUK material, that requires a minimum of 3 interactive sessions.
See Course Participation below for more details.
Course cost: £55
Foundation Certificate
To qualify for a Foundation Certificate in the Certificate Programme, students must achieve a grade C- or above in Dynamics of Biblical Change, Helping Relationships and Church Pastoral Care (taken within a period of 5 years), and fulfil the contact hours requirement: either 11 out of 15 seminars for the three courses in the Foundation Certificate, with no more than 2 seminars missed in any course, or the Access Programme plus 7 out of 10 seminars (for Helping Relationships and Church Pastoral Care), with no more than 2 seminars missed in any course.
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